Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Writing a Letter - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
America's First Black Economist
Eighty years ago, Sadie Alexander was writing on the devaluation of household work, a topic that has only recently been covered by graduate economics programs. That’s just one of the ways the pioneering economist was ahead of her time,...
Hip Hughes History
McCarthyism Explained: US History Review
A short, broad based lecture on McCarthyism and the Red Scare that developed in Post World War Two American political and social life. Topics include Joseph McCarthy, the Rosenburgs, Loyalty Oaths and HUAC.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ron Beghetto - Responding to Uncertainty
Dr. Beghetto is an international expert on creativity in educational settings. He serves as Professor of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Prior to joining the faculty at UConn, Dr....
Healthcare Triage
The Cases For and Against Circumcision
In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement in which they said that the benefits of male circumcision outweighed the risks of the procedure. They cited health benefits which, while not great enough to warrant...
Religion for Breakfast
Colbert On Religion
I've watched a lot of Stephen Colbert over the years. When you watch enough of one TV show, you start to notice patterns. For Colbert, I noticed he talks about religion a lot...at least more than other late night TV shows. What can we...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Full Interview with the Author of the new "Capitalism 4.0"
The INET Executive Director engages the author in an in-depth conversation that ranges through many of the big themes at the core of what the new Institute is about. Anatole Kaletsky interviewed by Robert Johnson in New York City, June...
Curated Video
Sustainable Economics: Panel Discussion on INET's Bretton Woods Conference (2 of 5)
Alex Evans is the head of the Resource Scarcity, Climate Change and Multilateralism program at New York University, and a speaker at INET's Bretton Woods Conference on April 10, 2011.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Does migration threaten our democracy?
The nation, the tribe, the union, are all sources of strength. But they are also a means to entrench advantage and exclude others. Are borders and boundaries really about privilege? Should we strengthen them so we have greater power and...
Healthcare Triage
Human Trafficking is Too Common and Flibanserin is Approved!
Human trafficking is way too common, and Flibanserin gets official approval! This is Healthcare Triage News.
Learning Mole
Easter
This animated video class is all about Easter.Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn about events around the world.
TLDR News
Will the UK Collapse After Brexit? - Brexit Explained
A few weeks ago we put out a video called will the EU fall apart after Brexit. People commented it was the UK who was going to fall apart. So we answered the question, will the UK fall apart after Brexit? Will each country decide to go...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Rise and Fall of the American Middle Class
William Lazonick, professor at University of Massachusetts Lowell, explains how rationalization, marketization, and globalization characterize the U.S. economy during the past 50 years, and how the behavior of companies and fate of...
Oxford Comma
The Simplicity of Sadness: The Red Wheelbarrow
A deceptively deep poem, students have been frustrated by "The Red Wheelbarrow" for decades. This video shows that William's intentionally plays with the idea of significance. Find out more in this reading, summary, and analysis of...
Blockchain Central
Petro and Its Controversies | Blockchain Central
This week on Blockchain Central: we will discuss the Petro - a cryptocurrency issued by the government of Venezuela which is supposed to be backed by oil. But is it something that really can raise the economy of Venezuela to the new...
Healthcare Triage
ACA Risk Adjustment is out of Danger. For Now.
A few weeks ago, we were critical of the Trump administration's handling of ACA risk adjustment payments. We're fair-minded types around here, so we though you should know that they've taken steps to fix it.
ShortCutsTv
Socially Sensitive Research
An examination of the idea of socially-sensitive research in terms of three key questions: should the research be done; how should research findings be used and how should research findings be communicated?
Healthcare Triage
Kids Today...Are Pretty Great
Aaron has three kids, age 14, 12, and almost 10. They're awesome, if I do say so myself. So he's not one of those people who thinks that kids are going to hell in a hand basket. If you read mass media, however, you'd think that kids were...
The Economist
The next frontier: when thoughts control machines
Efforts to connect human brains to computers have taken big leaps forward in recent years. Melding our minds with machines could provide the biggest single upgrade to human intelligence since our species evolved. But are we ready?
Healthcare Triage
More People Are Getting Health Insurance, and Vitamin D Still Doesn't Help
Is Obamacare working? An update on the ACA and some more bad news for believers in the power of taking Vitamin D. This is Healthcare Triage News.
TLDR News
Medicare For All Public Option Comparing Health Care Plans - TLDR News
Going into the 2020 election there's a lot of disagreement about the future of health care in the US. Some Democratic candidates favour a 'Medicare For All' style plan covering all Americans, while others favour an opt-in 'Public...
TLDR News
Should National Service Come Back?
In most countries, compulsory national service is a thing of the past. However, some countries maintain the policy and others are even bringing it back? So what are the advantages and disadvantages of national service, and should it make...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Ha-Joon Chang: The Market or the State? (4/6)
Ha-Joon Chang is a faculty member in the department of Political Economy of Development, University of Cambridge and a speaker at INET's Conference at Bretton Woods on April 10th, 2011
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Writing to Argue Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...